1984年8月1日，原中科院新疆地理所参加工作；

现为中科院新疆生态与地理研究所研究员，PI,从事经济地理与区域发展研究工作。

干旱区经济地理、绿洲农业和农村发展以及区域发展与城乡协调可持续发展研究

1．国际合作课题；“可持续和韧性的城市食物系统：基于创新转型及系统关联性的中欧对比研究” 2019- 2022 40万元 负责人

2．地方委托；新疆资源环境承载力评价与监测预警 2018-2022 220万元 负责人

3．地方委托；新疆试点县市社会经济发展总体规划2017-2019 120万元 负责人

4．国家国际合作项目 中亚人类社会经济活动应对气候变化的相应2011-2016 200万元 课题组长

5．地方委托；主体功能区框架下乌鲁木齐市空间发展规划 2014-2015 100万元 负责人

6．国家自然科学基金；绿洲农业系统对农业用水变化的响应与机理研究：以新疆渭干河流域为例；2010-2012 40万元 负责人

1. Runde Fu, Xinhuan Zhang, Degang Yang, Tianyi Cai, Yufang Zhang. The Relationship between Urban Vibrancy and Built Environment: An Empirical Study From an Emeriging City in an Arid Region[J]. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2021

2. Jingjing Yin, Xinhuan Zhang, Wei Huang, Lingxuan Liu, Yufang Zhang, Degang Yang, Yun Hao, Yaning Chen. The potential benefits of dietary shift in China: Synergies among acceptability, health, and environmental sustainability[J], Science of the Total Environment, 2021

3. Zhiping Zhang, Fuqiang Xia, Degang Yang, Jinwei Huo, Guiling Wang, Hongxing Chen. Spatiotemporal characteristics in ecosystem service value and its interaction with human activities in Xinjiang, China[J]. Ecological Indicators, 2020

4. Jingjing Yin, Degang Yang, Xinhuan Zhang, Yufang Zhang, Tianyi Cai, Yun Hao, Shenghui Cui, Yaning Chen. Diet shift: Considering environment, health and food culture[J], Science of the Total Environment, 2020

5. Guiling Wang, Degang Yang, Fuqiang Xia, Ruisen Zhong, Chuanhe Xiong. Three Types of Spatial Function Zoning in Key Ecological FunctionAreas Based on Ecological and Economic Coordinated Development: ACase Study of Tacheng Basin, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019

6. Zhiping Zhang, Fuqiang Xia, Degang Yang. Comparative Study of Environmental AssessmentMethods in the Evaluation of Resources andEnvironmental Carrying Capacity—A Case Study inXinjiang, China[J]. Sustainability, 2019

7. Zhiping Zhang, Fuqiang Xia, Degang Yang, Spatiotemporal characteristics in ecosystem service value and its interaction with human activities in Xinjiang, China[J]. Ecological Indicators, 2019

8. Yun Hao, Degang Yang, Jingjing Yin. The Effects of Ecological Policy of Kyrgyzstan Basedon Data Envelope Analysis[J], Sustainability, 2019

9. Tianyi Cai, Fuqiang Xia, Degang Yang. Decomposition of factors affecting changes in non-CO2 greenhouse gasemission intensity of China's livestock sector based on the conceptof “environment–food–economy” [J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2019￥

10. Tianyi Cai, Degang Yang , Xinhuan Zhang Study on the Vertical Linkage of Greenhouse GasEmission Intensity Change of the Animal HusbandrySector between China and Its Provinces[J], Sustainability, 2018